Maciej Żenczykowski wrote: > I'd suggest going for an Athlon 64... lol Well, the OP probably is stuck with a processor capable of frying eggs...which is not possible with your suggestion. My colleagues take their sweaters/warmers off due to the Dell cum heater box besides their feet in the office. an Intel chipset motherboard seems to be the safest bet. Say no to VIA. (warning: biased opinion from a Chinese guy who has been burnt too many times by chipsets from said Taiwanese company in both consumer and server boards and therefore has not tried any of the latest chipsets from said company)